Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a cruciate ligament injury in last month's Champions League win over Roma, and was swiftly ruled out of the rest of Liverpool's season, as well as England's World Cup campaign in Russia.

But it looks like the full extent of the damage has been uncovered and it is a grim prognosis for a player who had shown very promising signs of progression under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

And understandably, fans of the Merseyside club are devastated for the former Arsenal man, a £35 million signing last August. Here is how they reacted to the news:

He will be a miss against Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Ukraine on Saturday week, but Liverpool, who scored seven goals against Roma over two legs without him, still boast more than enough firepower to challenge Zinedine Zidane's side and bring home a sixth European Cup crown.

Shane Callaghan

Shane is a Dublin-based sports writer who swapped the football pitch for the press box upon learning that he was better with a pen than with a round bit of leather. Prior to joining HITC, Shane enjoyed spells with Sports Mole and Goal.com among others, while he was also club reporter for Irish football club Drogheda United.